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Disco Elysium - Final Cut | Mercenary Tribunal | Best possible outcome for the Union

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  • Опубліковано 14 кві 2021
  • Saving most of the Union members while killing all the mercenaries. (Gun version)

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  • @Awesomewithaz
    @Awesomewithaz 2 роки тому +4515

    Titus saying "Protect the cop." and the game giving you "Kim trusts you" really gives me the good feelings

    • @Ozzianman
      @Ozzianman 2 роки тому +532

      Also "Kim REALLY trusts you"

    • @balrogdahomie
      @balrogdahomie Рік тому +571

      “ESPRIT DE CORPS (Easy: Success) - If an assault were launched on this building right now- if the windows came crashing down and the whole world descended upon you- this man would hurl himself in death’s way to save you. You are sure of this- but why?”

    • @bwackbeedows3629
      @bwackbeedows3629 Рік тому +218

      @@balrogdahomie *"He is your brother."*

    • @DatAsianGuy
      @DatAsianGuy Рік тому +106

      @@bwackbeedows3629 "Half-Brother"

    • @arjunbolar7719
      @arjunbolar7719 Рік тому +94

      The leftenant trusts you
      Kim *TRULY* trusts you.
      Man, this gave me the feels...

  • @jonsson666
    @jonsson666 3 роки тому +4819

    I love the fact that all skills, this one time are cooperating to try to save you from being killed.

    • @Khono
      @Khono 2 роки тому +545

      Accurate to how we're hardwired.

    • @daniellavidovich7204
      @daniellavidovich7204 2 роки тому +157

      Like in real life

    • @oleg4966
      @oleg4966 2 роки тому +236

      Except for Electrochemistry. Electrochemistry is oddly absent in the whole exchange, even though three of the people present have a party in mind (technically speaking) and one of them is female (technically speaking).

    • @Neatherback
      @Neatherback 2 роки тому +511

      @@oleg4966 Oddly? If it was life or death you'd probably put your lust or party instinct on the backburner to focus on surviving the incoming shitstorm

    • @thewolfPrince
      @thewolfPrince 2 роки тому +9

      It's like that

  • @sahilhussain7328
    @sahilhussain7328 3 роки тому +3804

    Kim making his first shot was so satisfying since he admitted to being a poor marksman, but he got it right when it counted

    • @noway__
      @noway__ 2 роки тому +281

      he does not say that, he says he has bad vision,
      he however does say as odd is it may seem, hes still able to make his marks in training just fine.
      truely it is only satisyfing because of how "devastatingly cool" he is.......

    • @Iwanwahid1969
      @Iwanwahid1969 2 роки тому +331

      @@noway__
      7/10 is damn good marksmanship for a legally blind cop.

    • @noway__
      @noway__ 2 роки тому +9

      @@Iwanwahid1969 i want background story of that controversy in his precint.

    • @Iwanwahid1969
      @Iwanwahid1969 2 роки тому +2

      @@noway__
      which controversy are you talking about, his poor eyesight or his marksmanship?

    • @noway__
      @noway__ 2 роки тому +37

      @@Iwanwahid1969 just the situation of his superiorities being like "if he cant pass the sight test but the marksmanship test how can we trust him with a gun in the field" but knowing how kim is i doubt it was a controversy in his station at all.

  • @Dumbledouche
    @Dumbledouche Рік тому +1079

    The way Empathy almost *begs*, 'Peace... please...' made me choke up a bit. Underneath everything your character goes through, his heart begs for this last mercy.
    That'a Disco as fuck.

    • @akdele5
      @akdele5 5 місяців тому +17

      Pretty high conceptt, if you ask me

    • @chaosinsurgency6636
      @chaosinsurgency6636 3 місяці тому +1

      Had this happen but half said that empathy was wrong and they would not be reason with going to shoot any minute and if you ask further, who is right empathy and says half

    • @ShaneFlett
      @ShaneFlett Місяць тому

      Hah, I was called a liberal traditionalist racist women hater, who drinks on the job, but I'm a fine damm detective an then some lmaooo, nah but needless to say I didn't see the empathy character much for the game, it was just me and conceptualization.savoir made some appearances.

    • @kavehsalimi2715
      @kavehsalimi2715 16 днів тому +2

      I'd venture to say it's also pretty hardcore.

  • @extremelycatty4040
    @extremelycatty4040 2 роки тому +1086

    Only disco elysium could make a shootout feel like a fucking symphony.

    • @yazidefirenze
      @yazidefirenze Рік тому +64

      Disco Elysium the type of game to make getting a snack a damn novel and I love it

  • @Ryan-dp4rs
    @Ryan-dp4rs Рік тому +701

    I horribly failed the 'dodge' red check but completely forgot that I was wearing the dead merc's chest armor (it was concealed under a big winter coat), so you could expect my suprise when it said that Ruud's rifle shot ricocheted off my chest! That was such an amazing moment...

    • @djreems8813
      @djreems8813 11 місяців тому +85

      Exactly what happened to me! I was too in the moment to remember i thought i was done for, but every itemhas its moments to shine in this game haha

    • @coolsceegaming6178
      @coolsceegaming6178 5 місяців тому +59

      Imagine that from Ruud’s POV lmao. He basically hits you with a fucking shotgun and you don’t die

    • @chh2010
      @chh2010 2 місяці тому +21

      ​@@coolsceegaming6178 not a shotgun,a f*#@ing anti- material rifle

    • @thisaccountnameiscompletel8949
      @thisaccountnameiscompletel8949 Місяць тому +20

      @@chh2010 They changed it to an Anti-Material Rifle for the final cut, in the original it was a Nock Gun, which is essentially a 6-barreled shotgun

    • @chh2010
      @chh2010 Місяць тому +1

      @@thisaccountnameiscompletel8949 makes sense
      Would have been weird to see the mercs use muzzleloading gun

  • @judgedeathplays837
    @judgedeathplays837 2 роки тому +2116

    Such an incredible moment. Managed to save most of the union. Had a 94% success rate for warning Kim and rolled a double 1. The heart break.

    • @icevlad148
      @icevlad148 Рік тому +372

      Same. You can tell i reloaded that save faster than limbic system could say "death"

    • @averyoriginalname1547
      @averyoriginalname1547 Рік тому +1

      Oh man. I rolled a double 1 with a 97% on that check. When Harry woke up and I saw that Cuno would be my new partner I knew I had to save scum.

    • @Iron5nake
      @Iron5nake Рік тому +43

      @@icevlad148 What happens? Just finished the game and had a very low chance on warning him and got a critical success. Does he simply die and game over or what? Haven't been able to find any video with failure happening.

    • @icevlad148
      @icevlad148 Рік тому +234

      @@Iron5nake he's wounded and not present in the last jog of the game. You can partner up with Cuno. Or go solo.

    • @Rudipu
      @Rudipu Рік тому +146

      I failed my Kim save too with a high chance, got the killer to confess with Cuno, saw the phasmid, then stopped and reloaded before the Tribunal. It felt completely wrong finishing the case without Kim and I kept thinking about that one failed check. Glad I went back and redid it :)

  • @junopiano
    @junopiano 2 роки тому +2891

    This scene was hands down one of my best game experiences. God I wish I could play this with my memory erased.

    • @user-qk8vx9lc6v
      @user-qk8vx9lc6v 2 роки тому +105

      Omg, right?, it felt like we were(the players) actually right there, i was genuinely scared for my life, but still pulled it together, it was literally amazing!!!

    • @the1andonlytitch
      @the1andonlytitch 2 роки тому +81

      Dude I got shot twice and lost 4 guys in the union ...... it was a total shit show

    • @audsunheatpumpgroup9812
      @audsunheatpumpgroup9812 2 роки тому +139

      Want to erase memory? Perhaps try drinking and drugs into oblivion like our lovely detective in this game lol

    • @doodelbopgames
      @doodelbopgames 2 роки тому +5

      @@the1andonlytitch same with me at least kim didn't die though

    • @danngenesispilapil1384
      @danngenesispilapil1384 2 роки тому +3

      I just finished it right now. It was so intense and beautiful. Totally unexpected

  • @Dasswomp
    @Dasswomp 2 роки тому +1832

    The respect gained from Titus and the Hardie boys from this scene felt real. After you take a bullet for them, how they accept you as their own, and try to protect you. Amazing story telling

    • @antondavidovic3996
      @antondavidovic3996 2 роки тому +109

      Unless you fail the skill checks and more than half of them die, then it utterly sucks...

    • @ganjaericco
      @ganjaericco Рік тому +39

      Yeah, I wasn't keen on Titus at first, and he died on my first playthrough, but damn it's satisfying to keep him alive on my second.

    • @bruh_0955
      @bruh_0955 Рік тому +27

      @@antondavidovic3996 in my playthrough only 3 members survived but i managed to kill all mercenarys. titus respected me too and offered to join the hardies. my only mistake was not being able to save the gardener i think

    • @foreskinmcfatnutsjr
      @foreskinmcfatnutsjr Рік тому +16

      @@bruh_0955 I believe the most you can save are only 3. The rest of them die no matter what. Not including lizz

    • @A_Name_Music
      @A_Name_Music 10 місяців тому +8

      i tried to be diplomatic
      and only saved kim in the end
      i need fucking help

  • @cardamomes
    @cardamomes Рік тому +943

    20:27 If you listen to this you can hear it clearly. Another nice detail from this game; after taking the bullet, when Harrier is clinging to life, faintly in the background you can hear what sounds like a woman's voice saying "Harry". It's likely that this is Dora's voice haunting him, even when he's near his final moments, showing her powerful influence on his psyche.

    • @suraii32
      @suraii32 Рік тому +131

      had to bump my speakers up to hear that; this game's attention to detail is amazing.

    • @Seals165
      @Seals165 Рік тому +14

      How amazing

    • @borowski4378
      @borowski4378 Рік тому +60

      WOOOOW
      That's kinda scary :00

    • @Seals165
      @Seals165 Рік тому +17

      @@BigBadWolframio is Dora and shivers the same voice ?

    • @falconeshield
      @falconeshield Рік тому +21

      He loved her so much...but love doesn't pay bills

  • @Aristocletes
    @Aristocletes Рік тому +1075

    I think what gets me shivers down my spine everytime is when Kim says " God, please..." Such a great performance.

  • @noirloo3159
    @noirloo3159 2 роки тому +1061

    De Paule: *Hellbent on shooting the RCM and Union, always trying to start the fight*
    Also De Paule: *Misses a nearly point blank shot and gets killed by someone who didnt even see her*

    • @thatromanfella8377
      @thatromanfella8377 2 роки тому +98

      She got CAKE though

    • @molybdenumrose
      @molybdenumrose Рік тому +310

      She was a drunk radio operator. It makes sense that she was all bark and no bite.

    • @joedatius
      @joedatius Рік тому +145

      something i just realized coming back to this is De Paule is actually the only one to kill anyone in the gunfight. both Ruud and Korty goes down and De Paule kills 3+ of everyone there. really shows just how dire the situation is

    • @farribastarfyre
      @farribastarfyre Рік тому +79

      Often, those who are the most hawkish are the least prepared for real combat.
      There's a reason why most people who actually understand how to fight will teach you how to end a fight quickly, _but tell you NOT to start one._

    • @MC-ns8gb
      @MC-ns8gb Рік тому +6

      Poor glen

  • @toob46
    @toob46 3 роки тому +949

    Holy shit while you’re shot and you hear closely you can hear doras voice calling your name.

    • @ayboganhasan3734
      @ayboganhasan3734 3 роки тому +15

      timestamp??

    • @toob46
      @toob46 3 роки тому +281

      @@ayboganhasan3734 20:28 ish is where I can clearly hear it

    • @Imboz
      @Imboz 3 роки тому +135

      @@toob46 hardcore to the mega

    • @vibez321
      @vibez321 3 роки тому +271

      holy shit you can. i had to turn the volume up so high that the main dialogue hurt to listen to but she totally does whisper "harry" at you as you passout. spooky as fuck

    • @knightsotl796
      @knightsotl796 3 роки тому +25

      @@vibez321 You're right...Poor Harry

  • @two_owls
    @two_owls Рік тому +417

    Most emotionally affecting +2 buff in gaming history.

  • @nmeister007
    @nmeister007 Рік тому +303

    I never noticed that Harry makes a finger gun with his off-hand when he fires. His entire form when performing the quick-draw is like he's just wielding a pair of 9mm finger guns.

    • @steampunkerton
      @steampunkerton 2 місяці тому +11

      Holy shit I just realized that, he's pretending like he's dual wielding

  • @mihaip90
    @mihaip90 2 роки тому +735

    All actors did a terrific job in this game, but Korty wow, he did an amazing job!

    • @Technotoadnotafrog
      @Technotoadnotafrog 2 роки тому

      I think Ruud's performance is underrated. It really *sells* that he's a hoarse half-dead psycho.

    • @UrMum-tp8dg
      @UrMum-tp8dg 2 роки тому +9

      not all did a good job xd for example the researcher lady in the church, was one of the worst voices in the entire game

    • @dominicdcocco3361
      @dominicdcocco3361 Рік тому +57

      He gains the RIGHT TO WORK.

    • @MeinungMann
      @MeinungMann 7 днів тому +1

      ​@@UrMum-tp8dgshe is a researcher, hence boring and not fun. Pretty fitting, no?

    • @MeinungMann
      @MeinungMann 7 днів тому +1

      ​@@UrMum-tp8dgshe is a researcher, hence boring and not fun. Pretty fitting, no?

  • @Crowbars2
    @Crowbars2 9 місяців тому +175

    21:14 - This scene was so tense when I first played it. I heard that Kim could die when I was reading about this game and thought that this was the moment it happened. "The woman is gone. So is Kim." I thought he'd died, he'd given his life to save mine. I was so relieved when I woke up to Kim's voice saying "Sunrise, Parabellum."
    Wow, just wow. This whole game is such an experience. It's such a shame that there won't be a Disco Elysium 2.

    • @suchiuomizu
      @suchiuomizu 7 місяців тому +18

      Kim can't die. Though he can get severely wounded, and if he is, he is gone for the rest of the game.

    • @jorgelimon8934
      @jorgelimon8934 3 місяці тому +2

      Mi Kim quedó en el hospital y no pudo ver cómo resolví el caso :(

    • @jorgelimon8934
      @jorgelimon8934 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@suchiuomizume pasó 😭

  • @Greendawn-di3dl
    @Greendawn-di3dl Рік тому +174

    I cannot believe I got the best outcome on my first shot. I thought anyone dying was a bad end, apparently I was dead wrong.

    • @Greendawn-di3dl
      @Greendawn-di3dl Рік тому +57

      I also appreciate Titus coming to your aid, he could've ran. They all could've when shit hit the fan; but they didn't. Even if they didn't trust you entirely, they knew in that moment you were there to help them. What a perfect game.

  • @49crows
    @49crows Рік тому +230

    "Baby blue, yeah... Like someone fucked up and put a baby's eyes on a grown man" (at 14:28) is one of the many lines I think about a lot from this game

  • @JellyJman
    @JellyJman 2 роки тому +201

    Best line is saying that you kill killers and then you can say it again to Kim and he's like "yeah you did warn them of that"

    • @Garl_Vinland
      @Garl_Vinland Рік тому +6

      Those Mercs “kill killers” too

    • @Lord-Skeletor
      @Lord-Skeletor Рік тому +12

      @@Garl_Vinland Yeah, they also kill and rape defenceless people. But you specifically "kill killers".

    • @Garl_Vinland
      @Garl_Vinland Рік тому

      @@Lord-Skeletor were those folk in the church Killers?

    • @Lord-Skeletor
      @Lord-Skeletor Рік тому +2

      @@Garl_Vinland No, that's why it is haunting him for life

    • @Garl_Vinland
      @Garl_Vinland Рік тому

      @@Lord-Skeletor Apparently it haunted Lely too. Thats why Harry relates to him.

  • @noonewatchesmyvideos3891
    @noonewatchesmyvideos3891 Рік тому +84

    17:40 God, please moment

  • @keatsiannightingale
    @keatsiannightingale 2 роки тому +458

    I failed that suggestion at 10:24, so I didn't get to hear all the background info about the hanged man or learn that they were brothers. The guy just got mad and was going to shoot, so I had to go for the hand/eye coordination one and shoot him, which was great. That was a hell of a shot, a hell of a shot!
    Everything was the same after, too, thankfully. I love how Titus shouted to protect the cop, there was a very interesting character development there.
    This was very, very tense altogether. My tribunal happened late at night and it was snowing too, which made everything extra bleak, gloomy and beautiful in a way.

    • @redngold0731
      @redngold0731 2 роки тому +22

      Yeah i absolutely hated him when I talked to him for the first time and then after the shootout he gave me respect and I actually started liking him

    • @keatsiannightingale
      @keatsiannightingale 2 роки тому +16

      @@redngold0731 i felt the same way, he was definitely a character that grew on me and that I actually came to like by the end.

    • @misstepinevolution5573
      @misstepinevolution5573 2 роки тому +41

      Titus was a hard one to crack but once you get to his good side, he is a really good friend. At some point I wanted to join the Hardie Boys after all the things :)

    • @antondavidovic3996
      @antondavidovic3996 2 роки тому

      Wait, I thought that shooting him (or attempting to) was the only option in this situation, are there more solutions to this encounter? I have only played the game once so I don't know

    • @Lovelyduck10
      @Lovelyduck10 Рік тому

      @@antondavidovic3996 If you didn't get your gun before the tribunal then you have to dodge instead of shoot.
      And you can set your necktie on fire and throw that at him instead

  • @SAABlack0
    @SAABlack0 2 роки тому +549

    It's cooler when you use the "Spirit Bomb" to burn that captain down not shoot him. More chaotic.

    • @flyingcucumber
      @flyingcucumber 2 роки тому +48

      Yep! Went down that route. Burnt him to a crisp. So satisfying

    • @snaek2594
      @snaek2594 2 роки тому +145

      I honestly thought he was just gonna drink the sh*t when I bought it and end his life. It saved his life though. I wouldn't have been able to do anything without it. No reaction speed, strength, communication skills. Just the imagination to make an incendiary bomb on a whim.

    • @sewerface
      @sewerface 2 роки тому +13

      How are you supposed to know that is even an option? Why would anyone equip the spirits and the tie before the tribunal? Are there hints in the game somewhere? Seems like you have to know it from the internet ... or maybe made an actual molotov in real life first

    • @SAABlack0
      @SAABlack0 2 роки тому +115

      @@sewerface Well I was playing the whole game with that tie on me as in it's description there is a part where is written that the time for the tie will come.
      Also I had a bottle with blue alcohol.

    • @SAABlack0
      @SAABlack0 2 роки тому +96

      @@sewerface Also if you have the tie equipped it talks to you and you get some hints from it

  • @MegidolErin
    @MegidolErin Рік тому +192

    My heart was pounding when I went through this part in my own playthrough, like I was actually in danger. I got a slightly worse outcome, 4 of the Hardie Boys died, but Kim and I made it, and we took down the mercs. What a wonderful game.

    • @robbierootbeer8056
      @robbierootbeer8056 4 місяці тому

      omg yes! I had a genuine adrenaline rush throughout!

    • @mac081793
      @mac081793 Місяць тому +1

      Just beat my first playthrough last week. I was convulsing in my fucking computer chair. Every dice roll, every skill check, was like I was pulling a slot machine with maximum bet.

    • @unbearable505
      @unbearable505 14 днів тому

      It was an incredibly tense, yet amazing moment for me too. I failed pretty much every but the one to warn Kim, but thankfully wore the armor, resulting in me and Kim making it out injured, but only two of the Hardie Boys surviving.

  • @lautaroostrowski5565
    @lautaroostrowski5565 2 роки тому +150

    For me, this is one of the greates moments on videogames. The sequence was perfectly builded, really thrilling.

    • @uberboomer8670
      @uberboomer8670 Рік тому +9

      I just played this now, I've never been so utterly gripped by a scene in a video game. This whole game was an absolute treat to experience

  • @christoffelsymbol1631
    @christoffelsymbol1631 2 роки тому +169

    "Shoot him in the mouth before he gets you" I think this line should belong to Half-light, not hand-eye coordination lol

    • @heroesoftomorrow3488
      @heroesoftomorrow3488 Рік тому +70

      To be fair, the two get along very well

    • @sabiro2315
      @sabiro2315 4 місяці тому +2

      Or Reaction Speed perhaps

    • @maxxvii2037
      @maxxvii2037 17 днів тому +1

      Yeah but at the same time it doesn't get more Hand-Eye Coordination than aiming and shooting

  • @bwackbeedows3629
    @bwackbeedows3629 2 роки тому +320

    3:42
    Words to live by -- they come to mind all the time since my playthrough. I tried not to cry hearing this. This is all any *sane* person in a defensive civil/military service role could ever want.
    None of us want to die. Everyone in a combat situation wants to go home, see the people they love, sleep in a warm bed. It's a shame peace can't always be the answer. A damn shame.

    • @theslavbeing335
      @theslavbeing335 Рік тому

      Then I don't know why russians invading Ukraine keep fighting after a year of full scale invasion.

    • @bwackbeedows3629
      @bwackbeedows3629 Рік тому

      @THESlavBeing Because the commanders making decisions regarding Corp-level element movements usually aren't infield. I doubt anybody on the ground in Ukraine was involved in making the decision to invade.
      Their senior leaders are likely sitting cozy, somewhere in St. Petersburg.

    • @theslavbeing335
      @theslavbeing335 Рік тому

      @Bwack Beedows dozens of russian generals and high level officers have died in Ukraine.
      However, what I meant is why do russian soliders keep believing their propaganda and willingly, without a question go and kill and die in foreign land.

    • @bwackbeedows3629
      @bwackbeedows3629 Рік тому +11

      @THESlavBeing I'm not sure you understand how command works in an operational sense; I say that not to offend, but to respectfully inform.
      You have general officers in the field, yes, but positional authority is what determines who actually makes those decisions. You'll have a cabinet of politicians, the Commander-In-Chief and a small number of top brass forming plans and deciding on massive movements of forces.
      At that level, it's more a matter of what seat you fill, rather than the brass on your collar. The generals in the field don't have as much say as someone sitting at the table.
      As for the propaganda angle, Russia is more or less a police state. Many political dissidents have been killed or silenced miraculously over the years since the USSR fell. If the people are fed nothing but lies, then that's all most of them will believe. It's sad.

    • @theslavbeing335
      @theslavbeing335 Рік тому

      @Bwack Beedows thats true.
      However, what's even sadder, is that there are plenty of russians on the internet, seeing the news, knowing the truth, and yet still cheering on destruction of Ukrainian cities and genocide of Ukrainian population. I've seen russians celebrating execution of Ukrainian POW and calling for "more content like this". In my opinion, these people (which are a majority of russians) are worse than citizens of Third Reich, because the latter didn't have access to any real information that isn't totalitarian propaganda. But russians do, and they know everything.

  • @zach8483
    @zach8483 Рік тому +54

    You can very faintly hear Harry's ex-wife whispering his name after the gunshot... What an insane detail.

  • @_thisaintglEn
    @_thisaintglEn Рік тому +54

    I remember my first time experiencing this moment. I could feel the tension in my chest. I remember at this moment really taking my time to carefully reply. The writing was so well done the characters so well written. “She doesn’t seem to understand the severity of the situation” chills.
    “Peace always peace it has worked thus far. Start with the first ideas you have then work your way down from there… please” I love this game.

  • @sabrin8398
    @sabrin8398 Рік тому +51

    God, De Paule's first line is so chilling. Amazing voice acting

  • @47ejecting2
    @47ejecting2 2 роки тому +456

    I have no explanation for it, but Titus saying "The cop! Protect the cop, he's down!" makes me tear up every single time. I don't like Titus or the Hardie boys (same with Chapo), nor do I think he was well voice-acted, but it's a powerful line for some reason or another.

    • @molybdenumrose
      @molybdenumrose Рік тому +66

      None of the Chapo members came back for the Final Cut, neither did Dasha Nekrasova of Red Scare who originally voiced Klaasje.
      Their voice lines were fully replaced by other actors. I kind of liked Felix Biederman's roles, I think his lisp gave the Scab/Kortenaer a comical edge that somehow made him even more threatening during the Tribunal (Maybe just because his "LOINCLOTH FUCKTH" was so spitty and unstable sounding) but otherwise the casting changes were a massive improvement.
      Virgil Texas' performance as the Smoker on the Balcony in the original was the stand out worst acting in the entire game IMO.

    • @MrCruuush
      @MrCruuush Рік тому +93

      It was 4 years since the RCM left the city to rot and Titus and his boys stepped up as best they could, in that time they witnessed your massive bender, suicide attempts, etc. But also they also managed to witness Harry remaking himself into a new person determined to put in the work, write wrongs, do their best to bring justice to this area and step in between a group of killers and his people. It is the biggest show of reciprocity you can witness from him. You were willing to lay down your life for them, he understands this, and realizes he is honor bound to do the same to you now that you need his help

    • @Benghazi_420
      @Benghazi_420 Рік тому +6

      Lol at the chapo thing. You have a similar issue as Harry: can't figure out what's real

    • @foreskinmcfatnutsjr
      @foreskinmcfatnutsjr Рік тому +4

      Titus sounds way better here than the original in my opinion

    • @47ejecting2
      @47ejecting2 Рік тому +3

      @@MrCruuush Perfect assessment; thanks for posting it.

  • @Cheesefist
    @Cheesefist 2 роки тому +253

    Uug this game is so god damn good, the physical copy just came out for console, please buy it and support these guys so we can get more games like this

    • @Cheesefist
      @Cheesefist 2 роки тому +5

      @@wadespencer1119 not on the ps5 my dude

    • @burner121
      @burner121 2 роки тому +1

      @@Cheesefist its also broke af. pc version better

    • @Cheesefist
      @Cheesefist 2 роки тому

      @@burner121 ok, cool, thanks captain obvious.

    • @lolbotomy
      @lolbotomy 2 роки тому +2

      I got it for Christmas on Xbox One and I loved it so much that I bought it again for PC so I could edit my stats so I could fail and succeed as much as I wanted so I could see as much of the game as possible.

    • @juliagoetia
      @juliagoetia Рік тому +28

      Don't support this company anymore, they fired a whole bunch of the people that were involved with the development of the game. A bunch of moneymen and investors have ruined it. Support the individual projects of those people they let go though, they're gonna need the support of the community.

  • @oterro8225
    @oterro8225 2 місяці тому +6

    I love how *Titus* redeems himself trying to save Harry. Not only that, he died protecting his town. He really was the authority all along

    • @mac081793
      @mac081793 11 днів тому +1

      I see it more as Harry redeeming himself in the eyes of Titus. Being someone worthy of his respect, despite him being so antagonistic the whole game.

  • @juasjuasi4750
    @juasjuasi4750 Рік тому +46

    Having Lizzie die in my second playthrough, i realized how naive she was, all this time. She really thought that, like Evrart, she could solve everything with words and suggestion, death wrong. And she paid the price by still thinking she had for some reason lawyer up in this incredibly dangerous situation, that and my Harry not being the smartest guy. Even then Harry had no responsibility to handle the mistakes of others.

    • @likmijnreet4542
      @likmijnreet4542 Рік тому +3

      she was kinda useless

    • @lodziklocPL
      @lodziklocPL Рік тому +44

      @@likmijnreet4542 She might have been. Does that mean she was worthless? That her death isn't a waste?
      Weren't we all useless at some points of our lives? Would our deaths be welcome, then?

    • @madelinemcmillan4020
      @madelinemcmillan4020 3 місяці тому

      The hardy boys talk a big game the whole time acting tough and insulting the cops trying to avoid bloodshed but even Titus starts pissing himself and freaking out when their up again actual killers and suddenly alone out there, no union backup and their tactics aren't working. They were all idiots, don't just pin Elizabeth for all the stupidity there's enough from tge rest of them to go around

    • @maxxvii2037
      @maxxvii2037 17 днів тому +1

      Rethoric saying she doesn't understand the severity of the situation proves what Evrat says earlier: She's an educated middle-class girl larping as guerrilla soldier. She's out of her element.
      In complete contrast to Titus, who despite being a dick and hot headed during the entirity of the game here he's colected and level headed. He *knows* what kind of people he's dealing with, knowledge that just comes from experience.

  • @super_7710
    @super_7710 3 роки тому +156

    I can hardly remember this scene. I remember getting shot in the leg and protecting Kim but the Hardie boys just disappeared. I didn't see them die, just gone forever.

    • @super_7710
      @super_7710 3 роки тому +29

      I finally replayed the game again and I see why I couldn’t remember well. They pretty much do disappear forever.

    • @manwiththemachinegun
      @manwiththemachinegun 2 роки тому +91

      @@super_7710 They're downstairs where they usually hangout, but most of them die. They kill the surviving mercs if you mess up the fight. In the best case Titus and the lawyer girl live.

    • @happymolecule8894
      @happymolecule8894 2 роки тому +25

      @@manwiththemachinegun Also shanks. If he runs away during the fight - he lives.

    • @Ivanmolari
      @Ivanmolari 2 роки тому +8

      @@happymolecule8894 too bad

    • @gabrafo
      @gabrafo Рік тому +2

      ​@@happymolecule8894 got the ending that only eugene and him lives

  • @InstigationFixation
    @InstigationFixation 2 роки тому +132

    The vibes during this scene were immaculate

  • @TheGlenn8
    @TheGlenn8 Місяць тому +3

    When Harry is shot, option 4 is the cannon option to me. Him admitting to Kim that he made it all up. That's what I believe Harry was doing the entire time.

  • @ter753
    @ter753 2 роки тому +28

    " _This is death. One more door, baby. One more door._ "

    • @mac081793
      @mac081793 11 днів тому

      Quote paired with Dexter's dad in your profile pic is sure something. Read it in his voice.

  • @connormaloney2180
    @connormaloney2180 Рік тому +15

    Man it’s a lot cooler when you don’t fail every single skill check

  • @markcolbert8719
    @markcolbert8719 3 роки тому +47

    Here it comes. Death - Chills

  • @outcastayashi7815
    @outcastayashi7815 2 роки тому +60

    I just did this last night with horrible results but for a point a click like game.....this was way too intense. I'm glad I played this game.

  • @Nekrist._.
    @Nekrist._. Місяць тому +2

    I think this shootout moment was a privilege for me as both a player and a reader. It's unlikely that your first game was Disco elysium. Most likely, you came to this game with extensive gaming experience behind you. But damn, how fucking amazing it is to feel the tension of this moment of shooting, where you don’t even see the enemy in the face, but you feel your finger on the trigger! An indescribable feeling.

  • @vans2548
    @vans2548 2 роки тому +23

    Somehow got this first try. Guess being a FALN head paid off. Was preparing for a shootout with Ruby and left all the motorics clothes on. Alas, even this best outcome has so many dead.

    • @TheCaliforniaHP
      @TheCaliforniaHP 3 місяці тому

      Same with the first try. I was like yoooo what every time

  • @tackyoptic
    @tackyoptic 6 місяців тому +4

    When i got the ending, it said six dead- three Hardies (angus, the old one who's name escapes me, and glen) and all three RCM. That +2 'Kim REALLY trusts you' came in clutch, still fucking balled my eyes out when Kim woke me up after i'd gotten shot twice, lmao. So not ideal but still pretty fuckin good, apparently. I would've kinda of liked to cruise with cuno, though.

  • @JohnSo
    @JohnSo 3 роки тому +203

    Fuck I did that scene twice and the best I got was like 6 hardie boys killed. I sucked xD

    • @ragc222
      @ragc222 3 роки тому +30

      I can save titus, only 3 hardie boys kills

    • @arroutado
      @arroutado 3 роки тому +22

      I also finished the game twice with Cuno, it’s annoying can’t get success on this scene. I currently play on hardcore mode and i’m almost near of this scene. Wish me luck.

    • @Toto-95
      @Toto-95 3 роки тому +91

      @@arroutado do you mean "HARD COOORE" ??!! "YEAAAAAAGH"

    • @arroutado
      @arroutado 3 роки тому +32

      @@Toto-95 I mean skibadee skibadanger I am the rearranger!

    • @arroutado
      @arroutado 3 роки тому +32

      @@Toto-95 hardcore to the mega

  • @Lord-Skeletor
    @Lord-Skeletor Рік тому +12

    This game was just fantastic, its one of the greatest pieces of art I think I'll ever see and thankfully experienced. That check to warn Kim had me on the very edge, the relief when I succeeded was amazing. I cant emphasize enough how brilliant this is as art, it truly makes you feel, you are Harry and like him you are chaotic: You laugh at this world, you mourn it, you hope for it along with the characters. Not once is your intelligence insulted, it doesn't tell you what is right other than what is universally right in every context. I went into this game blind, not knowing anything and it was one of the best things I have ever done.
    But if somehow you never played the game and got here and are reading my comment, wait a while until you have forgotten this video and then play it with no expectations other than playing thru a game and I promise you wont regret it.

  • @duplollamaree1250
    @duplollamaree1250 6 місяців тому +8

    this was the only scene where my mum looked up how to do it right while she was playing. she wanted as few people to die as possible - she played through it once and got the best possible outcome, but was sure she had done something wrong. she so wanted to save everyone she could.
    we went through it step by step and reloaded on failed checks because she wanted Kim, the boys, everyone to be alright. it's painfully real that in the end people will die and there's no way around it. all you can do is your best.
    she didn't have every single dialogue option, you can still get the best outcome for this scene without all the facts. neither of us could watch when Harry shouted to Kim to avoid de Paul's shot - we only looked when the narration confirmed Kim had taken the gun. I still get butterflies when I watch it even though I know he'll be OK, and won't even die if it fails... just the idea of Kim getting hurt makes me feel a bit sick lol
    it really is a scene you wish you could experience again for the first time over and over and over... I like to introduce people to this game just because I know people will get to this point and will get to live through it. Through all of the game actually. it's something people should experience, I think.

  • @Arthurzeiro
    @Arthurzeiro Рік тому +17

    I don't know, the best version of this involves a blue bottle of alcohol and a horrific necktie.

  • @Merfolk_
    @Merfolk_ 11 місяців тому +22

    I just finished this arc of the game and HOLY SHIT WAS THIS AMAZING. I had already spent most of my skillpoints panicking in the Ruby encounter thinking I'd die and specking my Rhetoric so she wouldn't off herself. Had a 40% jump to 80% and saved her.
    Before that however, I had a save state which was broken when I was talking to Gary who I was in mid convo (about the cuirass I noticed from a perception check) when my power went out. When I got back I accidentally talked to Lena and ended the encounter with Gary which I didn't notice bc it was a different day on a different session. Anyway, I had to replay an entire hour from a previous state just so I could take the cuirass from him and THANK GOD I did.
    The armor saved me when I failed the 54% reaction speed check. I had an 87% check on the hanged man talk, 47% check to shoot Korty on the hand/eye coordination check and a 60% check on the authority to save Kim. I passed everything and was practically crying when I was able to save Kim.
    The aftermath was very sad but a solemn reminder of how amazing the story telling is in this game. I lost four of the Union but killed all three of the mercenaries.
    P.S. Rene's death was also out of the blue and wow did that whiplash me.

  • @milankoerner-safrata4470
    @milankoerner-safrata4470 3 роки тому +98

    Poor Glen.

  • @Noelciaaa
    @Noelciaaa 2 роки тому +103

    oh god i almost had it... but SOMEHOW with 97% chance of success of protecting Kim at the end, I failed... What the hell. and my last save was before entering the feld building... .f...

    • @Obsrange5176
      @Obsrange5176 2 роки тому +13

      @Nachtalb nah, not the same bro. Kim> Cuno

  • @Arch-ivist
    @Arch-ivist Рік тому +33

    07:00 you can get a passive success here of difficulty 15 from internal imperium that prompts you to sacrifice yourself and tell them you did it
    (though you are not sure if it was you)

  • @DurvalLacerda
    @DurvalLacerda День тому +1

    Isn't it funny how a moment like this was way more intense than most action packed scenes from other games and even movies?

  • @jamesblack893
    @jamesblack893 2 роки тому +48

    Man watching this part with a brainy character seems so much interesting. Beat the game on hardcore with high MOT and PSY and Misters Rhetoric and Logic were silent.

    • @virii.win32
      @virii.win32 Рік тому +4

      Me too. Spirit bomb all the way though!

    • @TitoMcFadden
      @TitoMcFadden Рік тому +7

      Love me a gym teacher build. Nothing but torque dork facts from Interfacing, Endurance reminding us that we're in great shape constantly, Physical Instrument telling us that we can probably kick everyone's ass and serving as our "Coach", Hand/Eye Coordination with ALL the gun facts, Half Light being a paranoid fuck telling you that you're always in danger, Composure telling Half Light to chill, Savvy teaching us about hustle grinding, and the constant city-scrying from Shivers that tells you accurate information that you really shouldn't know but somehow just do. It's a fun way to play, honestly. Ruby and the Tribunal checks were super easy even on HARD CORE!!

  • @JesusGarciaNailed
    @JesusGarciaNailed Рік тому +12

    The best game ever. Played it months ago and still thinking about it.

  • @Franc1sYeah
    @Franc1sYeah Рік тому +14

    The sheer power of his delivery in 14:19 is bone chilling

  • @aaronhurst4379
    @aaronhurst4379 Рік тому +11

    Just played through this today - decided to rush straight in and failed to quell Kortenaer's aggression. Elizabeth ended up getting shot dead, which was a bummer.
    When the options started pointing to taking physical action, my hand/eye coordination skill was minimal, so I was like 'oh I'm so dead'. But then because I was wearing the chest armour, I survived.
    What DID kill me however was only being on one morale point, and pondering if Harry could have made a better case to Kortenaer while talking to Kim, leading to Harry quitting.
    I think considering we'd just seen Ruby unalive herself minutes before, that was a great and fitting end to my character's story tbh. Buzzing to replay again!

  • @private_cruise
    @private_cruise 11 місяців тому +5

    Kim Kitsuragi's "God Please..": 17:40

  • @xilo6830
    @xilo6830 Рік тому +10

    I wasn't able to learn they were brothers, this makes the event a whole lot more interesting

  • @AirOne1333
    @AirOne1333 Рік тому +12

    never played this game, and first video i am looking about it, i actually really like how the perceptions and thoughs of the character are voiced/ works its seems actually well done !

  • @sageinit
    @sageinit Рік тому +95

    This ISN'T the best possible outcome, actually. But you need to play with a 5/5/1/3 build with Shivers as the signature skill to unlock the real best possible outcome here, and if requires passing a PSY 4 check in the first ~5 minutes of the game (it's not timer dependent) and you can't pass the other pre-checks involved here with any other spec. If you don't obtain the speaking tie, you can't throw a bomb here, which makes all the difference in the world

    • @matejspevacek1226
      @matejspevacek1226 Рік тому +31

      We love Beatiful Necktie in this house

    • @TitoMcFadden
      @TitoMcFadden Рік тому +1

      ​​@@matejspevacek1226 -Horrific- Beautiful Necktie was Harry's *real* honourable partner. It sacrificed itself in the line of duty to save Detective Costeau/Tequila Sunset. It got like 7000 honour points for that deed alone. It deserves a funeral alongside the crashed motor carriage.

    • @likmijnreet4542
      @likmijnreet4542 Рік тому +3

      I never understood what Shivers was for. I assumed it was something that made him afraid. you're saying it has actual use?

    • @TitoMcFadden
      @TitoMcFadden Рік тому +22

      @@likmijnreet4542 It actually does have use. You even get free loot from Le Revacholerie if you ask her where to find some. It's basically the voice of the city that tells you about your surroundings and at higher levels will basically allow you to metagame by telling you all of the points of interest or even where to find Ruby right away.

    • @deathtoyoutubeandtwitterbu5865
      @deathtoyoutubeandtwitterbu5865 Рік тому +22

      @@likmijnreet4542 Shivers is the best skill in the game. I pity you if you didn't get to speak to the city of Revachol directly after dancing yourself into a trance. Says so crazy shit

  • @arnabroy4428
    @arnabroy4428 2 роки тому +36

    Why tf am I failing a 97percent logic check mark evry damn time. ????

  • @lizardnettle136
    @lizardnettle136 10 днів тому +2

    the first time I played this scene I got one of the better outcomes despite having pretty low chances with most of the skill checks, and it felt like my heart was beating at 120 beats per minute the entire time

  • @Totofamere
    @Totofamere 3 роки тому +29

    2:37 What a waste...

  • @heroesoftomorrow3488
    @heroesoftomorrow3488 Рік тому +5

    "He never stops. He only gets worse"

  • @SteveIsMe1291
    @SteveIsMe1291 9 місяців тому +1

    This whole scene is just chill inducing. Great stuff.

  • @raziel29a
    @raziel29a 2 роки тому +14

    Best possible outcome - cames in shaved and doesn't use the Molotov. This is very far from best.

  • @Stupididiot67
    @Stupididiot67 Рік тому +13

    Love how the climax of this game is a single gunfight. When in most games it would be a huge war spectacle or something yet this game makes its climax way better despite being small scale. The internal dialogue was so good ngl

  • @mattaku9430
    @mattaku9430 7 місяців тому +9

    You know what’s interesting, mercs aren’t even wrong, Hardie boys did hang their commander and did boast about how good it was.

  • @darinchiasson
    @darinchiasson 2 роки тому +52

    So the real version of this fight also costs a year of your life. interesting.

  • @alexc119
    @alexc119 2 роки тому +16

    I got the worst possible outcome for this…all my highest skills were the wrong ones for the job

    • @lisvender
      @lisvender 2 роки тому +4

      Same here; I was lucky I had clothes to help me out. Minmaxing is not a good idea in this game

  • @Maijorsam
    @Maijorsam 2 роки тому +11

    horrific necktie spirit bomb is still the best

    • @MoonStruckHorrorsX
      @MoonStruckHorrorsX  2 роки тому +3

      Kinda reminds me of the necktie from Shutter Island.

    • @Maijorsam
      @Maijorsam 2 роки тому +1

      @@MoonStruckHorrorsX YES!!!

  • @Ratafina100
    @Ratafina100 2 роки тому +24

    Pinche escenota chingona, se me erizan los pelos del culo de solo recordarla

  • @gufig8648
    @gufig8648 23 дні тому

    I've never felt my heart pump and sweat come down my head like this scene made me

  • @AsbestosMuffins
    @AsbestosMuffins 2 роки тому +12

    it would be funny if you could accidentally bump off the scab leader before the tribunal. I think I was able to identify him but not able to do anything with that info

    • @84evrim
      @84evrim Рік тому +5

      You can ask about the tattoos on the hanged man. Ask Joyce about the tattoos and if you managed to find scab leader you can ask him about the tattoos too. Game gives you more than enough trigger warning about the conversation followed between him and you tho

    • @baronreeves9232
      @baronreeves9232 7 місяців тому

      ​@@84evrimyeah what he will say is extremely revolting

  • @juanjuri6127
    @juanjuri6127 2 роки тому +12

    Stop shooting at me!

  • @melonman2064
    @melonman2064 Рік тому +7

    I got this same outcome, though I have to say I had the armored breast plate to tank the first shot, as well as help from a horrible friend instead of actually shooting the dude. I thought I fucked up horribly, but glad to know I didn't.

  • @JakDivinci
    @JakDivinci Рік тому +5

    On day 1. The Mysterious Pair of Eyes at the Harbor entrance HAS to be Ruud.

  • @Metabii
    @Metabii Рік тому +3

    This is the best fucking game I've ever played in my short life. God damn I was right about buying it.

  • @Fatymable
    @Fatymable Рік тому +2

    I leave it here for the info: Another nice detail from this game; after taking the bullet, when Harry is clinging to life, faintly in the background you can hear what sounds like a woman's voice saying "Harry". Dora's voice haunting him, even when he's near his final moments, showing her powerful influence on his psyche.

  • @TravisTravels
    @TravisTravels 2 роки тому +19

    It's disappointing that I put all my points into conversation only for none of that to matter in this situation. I never found my gun in this game. Now I'm regretting it.

    • @youdontknowme2913
      @youdontknowme2913 2 роки тому +2

      Yoooo lol, tell me how tribunal went for u please.

    • @Ozzianman
      @Ozzianman 2 роки тому +2

      So you did not find Ruby? Or if you did she survived? You can get two guns in this game.

    • @bingly338
      @bingly338 2 роки тому +2

      @@Ozzianman I also didn't find a gun (except the old broken one), I met Ruby but I let her go when she tried to shot herself and I don't remember any point of this scene where gun was mentioned

    • @Ozzianman
      @Ozzianman 2 роки тому +16

      @@bingly338 Nice, UA-cam deleted my comment.
      If Ruby deletes herself you get her gun. As for Raphael's gun (His name is Raphael Ambrosius Costeau and nobody can change my mind), you find it in a side investigation with a funny yet sad outcome.

    • @slime_sam4321
      @slime_sam4321 Рік тому +1

      this guy didnt get the spirit bomb

  • @richefortgaming
    @richefortgaming Місяць тому

    Having to contest with your Limbic System as it begs you to give up and find peace in death was one of the most upsetting and heartbreaking things in a game of heartbreaking moments. But the lines following it are some of the most beautiful things you will ever hear, realising that you survived, and you will live to fight another day.

  • @HunkMine
    @HunkMine Рік тому +2

    This will go down as one of the best video game moments ever

  • @Moontea1
    @Moontea1 2 роки тому +3

    21:51 when the music came in it shook me way too hard.

  • @dighad3824
    @dighad3824 Рік тому +2

    God this sequence was fcking amazing to play

  • @thehippie3610
    @thehippie3610 Рік тому +4

    The voice acting in this game is astounding

  • @MeinungMann
    @MeinungMann 7 днів тому +1

    I was at a Tribunal without a gun. Needless to say, it went way poorer.

    • @MeinungMann
      @MeinungMann 7 днів тому

      Also yeah, I'm pretty sure i failed all checks 😂

  • @DanicciMMO
    @DanicciMMO 3 роки тому +59

    I am surprised that I actually got only one killed as here on my first and only try!

    • @NG_v1
      @NG_v1 2 роки тому +11

      Really? Only one, that being Glen, died? You sure Fat Angus and Theo didn't kick the bucket either?

    • @brian78721
      @brian78721 2 роки тому +75

      @@NG_v1 all 3 of those die no matter what

    • @somebrokefella5522
      @somebrokefella5522 2 роки тому +92

      [Drama, Challenging: success]
      I smell lies, there has to at least 3 hardie boys dies.

    • @jzenhenko
      @jzenhenko 2 роки тому +4

      @@somebrokefella5522 you only see one go down if you do this tho

  • @followingtheroe1952
    @followingtheroe1952 4 місяці тому

    This is such an inversion of the Ruby encounter. Its a great lesson on the ethic of restraint.
    When talking to Ruby, you get increases to the check to disable the machine when you talk to her. But as you talk to her and piece everything together, you learn why attacking there is not a good idea, but you are "tricked" into going for it as you keep getting positive modifiers.
    Here, as you try to talk the tribunal down, you get points for throwing the leader off balance, and as you keep talking you learn there is no negotiation, so now you know its the right time to use force. Very high concept.

  • @jeremyfisher8512
    @jeremyfisher8512 Рік тому +5

    I played for 10 hours straight to get this ending only to realize like 2 small decisions made this ending literally impossible on my current run

    • @chezzington918
      @chezzington918 Рік тому

      I'm curious to know what those 2 decisions were.
      Was it by taking the boots and not giving the RCM the correct serial number?

    • @jeremyfisher8512
      @jeremyfisher8512 Рік тому +1

      @@chezzington918 Not encountering "the pigs" and also not getting the breastplate from the scrawny racist before convincing the husband of the grandma to come back to town

    • @jeremyfisher8512
      @jeremyfisher8512 Рік тому +1

      @@chezzington918 I forgot why I couldn't encounter the pigs, it was something minor, but the reason I didn't get the breastplate was because I did the side quest with the husband too fast without realizing the outcome

    • @likmijnreet4542
      @likmijnreet4542 Рік тому

      it took me 10 hours to get through day 1

  • @Edwin_Gan
    @Edwin_Gan Рік тому +2

    17:52 "Never fucks with Kim Kitsuragi"

  • @megasauruss
    @megasauruss 6 місяців тому +1

    I was physically shaking after this scene, I had to take a shower to wash it off

  • @micaiahborchers8914
    @micaiahborchers8914 Рік тому +2

    One more door, baby. One more door.

  • @diplomatt22
    @diplomatt22 9 місяців тому +1

    Still love how your silly tie saves you in another playthrough

  • @burningrabbit7278
    @burningrabbit7278 Рік тому +1

    "Kim REALLY trusts you."

  • @g4ppy491
    @g4ppy491 Місяць тому

    one of my favourite moments of the game was the lymbic system saying "he only gets WOOOOOOOORSSSSSSSSEE"

  • @AsbestosMuffins
    @AsbestosMuffins 2 роки тому +5

    idk how I did it, probably wearing all the +1 reaction/hand eye gear in the game and a little speed helped but I managed to make all these checks with not a whole lot of points in those skills, I think there's also an internalized thought that lets you boost reaction

  • @longboy5639
    @longboy5639 Рік тому +2

    17:35 "God, please"

  • @DoomDutch
    @DoomDutch 15 днів тому

    I remember first playing this game when it came out and reaching this point; hitting the bastard in the head too. Unfortunately I got hit in the return fire before Kim could save me, but God damn that moment was epic, I still sometimes think back to it...

  • @RUDY-COLEMAN
    @RUDY-COLEMAN Рік тому +4

    If only Titus didn't lie to you and stage a lynching none of this would have happened